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underthematrix

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17. The confederacy was an armed violent rebellion against
Wed Jun 24, 2015, 02:02 PM
Jun 2015

the United States of America. The terrorists who led the rebellion were not leaders. They were seditionists. So yes, remove them from places of honor. Do we have a statue of white supemacist and domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh on any public land?

I support removing their names from everything other than a brief historical randys1 Jun 2015 #1
How do you think this should be accomplished? nt el_bryanto Jun 2015 #4
Any entity which receives money from the Federal government can be forced randys1 Jun 2015 #6
That's true - if it's part of the federal highway system el_bryanto Jun 2015 #8
I am almost as mad when I see something named after that complete disaster, Reagan randys1 Jun 2015 #9
Why would you be "in the middle" on this issue? Seems pretty straight forward to me randys1 Jun 2015 #10
It would depend on how it was done el_bryanto Jun 2015 #20
How about Nathan Bedford Forrest? DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #24
Withhold Federal funding. Many states in the South depend on the Feds for highway funds. ncjustice80 Jun 2015 #30
Depends who we're talking about.... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #2
Robert E Lee edhopper Jun 2015 #3
Perhaps, but then we're stuck at... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #13
Do you think edhopper Jun 2015 #16
Most post war era were put up as a protest against civil rights and have nothing to do with the war Johonny Jun 2015 #21
That is true edhopper Jun 2015 #22
Not in the least, but... TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #32
Worst part of his life. The only part that matters. n/t ncjustice80 Jun 2015 #31
He didn't start the war. TreasonousBastard Jun 2015 #33
He was a general for the South though. ncjustice80 Jun 2015 #38
If the alternative is naming something else after St. Reagan, it's a tough call. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2015 #5
I'm neutral. This is no more offensive to me than naming streets and cities after saints. I don't virgogal Jun 2015 #7
Some DashOneBravo Jun 2015 #11
Nah! Street names are ways to locate things. immoderate Jun 2015 #12
Total Federal action. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #14
Sure, I guess Recursion Jun 2015 #15
The confederacy was an armed violent rebellion against underthematrix Jun 2015 #17
What about all the stuff named after an Exalted Cyclops in the Ku Klux Klan? Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #18
How about U.S. military installations named after Confederate military leaders? Adrahil Jun 2015 #19
Activists in NOLA have dealt with the existence of Jefferson Davis Parkway KamaAina Jun 2015 #23
I'm in the middle here. LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #25
Yes, unless there is a good historic significance and I'm also in favor of renaming everything that Cleita Jun 2015 #26
No. deathrind Jun 2015 #27
There's little outrage about most of them. Igel Jun 2015 #28
This gets ridiculous. former9thward Jun 2015 #29
The song wasn't completely sympathetic to the Confederate cause Major Nikon Jun 2015 #34
I guess you don't know the lyrics. former9thward Jun 2015 #35
You stole my line! Major Nikon Jun 2015 #36
Why is there a "Jefferson Davis Memorial Hiway" ... Bigmack Jun 2015 #37
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